Which to use
“saké” and “suie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,653
- “saké” frequency rank
- #38,549
- “suie” frequency rank
- 82202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saké | suie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vin de riz japonais, produit par fermentation comme la bière, titrant de 14° à 17°. | Matière noire et épaisse que la fumée dépose sur la surface des corps avec lesquels elle entre en contact. |
Where the eye mixes saké and suie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. saké (CVCV) and suie (CVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between saké and suie
A purely visual mix-up. saké (\sa.ke\) and suie (\sɥi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saké is recorded at frequency rank #43,653, classified as anoun, pronounced \sa.ke\. suie is at rank #38,549, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɥi\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 82202, this pair ranks #17,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of saké vs suie
Shared letters: s. Private to "saké": aké. Private to "suie": eiu.
"saké" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "suie" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suie ← siue · ssuie · suei · usie
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "saké" and "suie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "saké" or "suie"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "saké" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saké" and "suie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saké vs stase". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #17,195 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.